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August 23, 2007

Flirting: BY TIM'M T. WEST

Flirting is Tim'm T. West's poignant follow-up to Red Dirt Revival: a
poetic memoir in six breaths. Another poetic memoir, expressed mostly
through poetry (though also prose and essay), West flirts with memory,
girls, boys, danger, politics, and romance". West writes in the
tradition of poets like Audre Lorde, Essex Hemphill, and Pablo Neruda
who all seize language as a tool reflecting social change while
bridging political and erotic landscapes. Here, the distinction between
the personal and political is beautifully blurred. While rooted in his
experiences as black, gay-identified poet, emcee, activist, and
educator, Flirting is an invitation to (re)connect others to that
optimistic, joyful space where, even between rocks and hard places,
hope springs eternal. Beyond word play, there is profound meaning and
possibility in Flirting. TO PURCHASE THIS BOOK

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Flirting: BY TIM'M T. WEST

Flirting is Tim'm T. West's poignant follow-up to Red Dirt Revival: a
poetic memoir in six breaths. Another poetic memoir, expressed mostly
through poetry (though also prose and essay), West flirts with memory,
girls, boys, danger, politics, and romance". West writes in the
tradition of poets like Audre Lorde, Essex Hemphill, and Pablo Neruda
who all seize language as a tool reflecting social change while
bridging political and erotic landscapes. Here, the distinction between
the personal and political is beautifully blurred. While rooted in his
experiences as black, gay-identified poet, emcee, activist, and
educator, Flirting is an invitation to (re)connect others to that
optimistic, joyful space where, even between rocks and hard places,
hope springs eternal. Beyond word play, there is profound meaning and
possibility in Flirting. TO PURCHASE THIS BOOK

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